We booked the photographer also super last minute. We weren't stuck on the photos looking perfect. As I said, that was one of the carryovers from a traditional wedding is we just wanted nice pictures, but they didn't need to be uniform or pristine. So unfortunately, we didn't have family there. But at the same time, it definitely was helpful if you are to have a theme to give some advance notice. And yeah, people made it work anyways.
In part 3 of our 3-part series, Steph and Cal discuss how they planned a wedding in 10 days, what they did (including traditions kept and scrapped), and the pros and cons of taking a less conventional approach to marriage.